Interior Dept.: Through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 24 States Set to Begin Plugging Over 10,000 Orphaned Wells
August 26, 2022
August 26, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022:
The Department of the Interior today announced it has awarded an initial $560 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. Millions of Americans across the country live within a mile of an orphaned oil and gas well. Eligible states have indicated that there are over 10,000 h . . .
The Department of the Interior today announced it has awarded an initial $560 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. Millions of Americans across the country live within a mile of an orphaned oil and gas well. Eligible states have indicated that there are over 10,000 h . . .